The following guns were used in the film The Deer Hunter :
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Colt Detective Special
Nick (Christopher Walken ) can be seen using a Colt Detective Special while playing Russian Roulette with Michael (Robert De Niro ) in the nightclub.
Colt Detective Special - .38spl.
File:TDH-Colt1.PNG A man holds the Colt Detective Special in the nightclub.
File:TDH-Colt2.PNG The first entrant clicks the Colt Detective Special empty on himself.
File:TDH-Colt3.PNG Nick takes the Colt Detective Special from the first man and clicks it empty on the second man forcefully, before clicking it empty on himself.
File:TDH-Colt4.PNG A man loads one bullet in the Colt Detective Special as Michael confronts Nick at the nightclub.
File:TDH-Colt5.PNG Michael pleads with Nick before Nick pulls the trigger, the Colt Detective Special clicking empty.
File:TDH-Colt6.PNG Michael's turn, he pulls the trigger......and it clicks empty. Lucky for him.
File:TDH-Colt7.PNG Nick takes it again, and pulls the trigger. Only he isn't so lucky, he hits the live chamber and shoots himself in the head and kills himself.
Unknown Revolver
Axel takes this stainless revolver out of Stan's waistband to show Michael. Later in the hunting cabin Stan threatens Axel with it, and Michael takes it from him and puts one round in the cyclinder, clicking it empty against Stan's head.
File:TDH-Revolver7.PNG Axel holding Stan's revolver.
File:TDH-Revolver8.PNG Stan points his loaded stainless revolver at Axel with the hammer cocked. That's not a very nice thing to do to your friend.
File:TDH-Revolver9.PNG Michael unloads Stan's stainless revolver, proving it was loaded whereas Stan claimed it was unloaded.
File:TDH-Revolver10.PNG Michael puts one round in Stan's stainless revolver. "You want to play games? Alright, I'll play your fucking games."
File:TDH-Revolver11.PNG Michael puts Stan's stainless revolver to his head, clicking the gun empty on him. "How do you feel now? Huh? HUH? BIGSHOT?"
Toy Single Action Army?
What appears to a toy Single Action army is held by a child in this scene.
File:TDH-ToySAA.PNG A child points a toy Single Action Army at Michael.
Smith & Wesson M1917
The VietCong soldiers order the US soldiers to play Russian Roulette with an Smith & Wesson M1917 revolver. Michael (Robert De Niro ) most notabley uses it when he asks the Vietnamese soldiers to load three bullets in the gun, which he then uses to kill three soldiers and uses their weapons to dispatch the rest.
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File:TDH-AK47rifle3.PNG A man holding a Smith & Wesson M1917 to his head moments before he shoots himself dead.
File:TDH-Revolver1.PNG Stevie holding the M1917 to his head.
File:TDH-Revolver2.PNG Another shot of Stevie with the M1917.
File:TDH-Revolver3.PNG The M1917 on the table.
File:TDH-Revolver4.PNG Another shot of the M1917 on the table.
File:TDH-Revolver5.PNG Nick holding the M1917 to his head.
File:TDH-Revolver6.PNG Michael laughing as he holds the M1917 moments before turning it against the VietCong, shooting three of them.
Unknown Pistol
Police at the Saigon Military Hospital have an unknown pistol in their holsters.
File:TDH-Pistol1.PNG Two police officers with their holstered pistols.
Unknown Shotgun
A Shotgun is seen on the rifle rack in Michael's house.
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File:TDH-RifleandShotgun.PNG A shotgun on a gun rack in Michael's house.
Winchester Model 70
Winchester Model 70s are used by the members of the hunting party. Michael (Robert De Niro ) notabley carries a left-handed version which he uses to kill a deer.
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File:TDH-RifleandShotgun.PNG A rifle on a gun rack in Michael's house.
File:TDH-Rifle1.PNG Michael holding his Winchester Model 70 in his house.
File:TDH-Rifle2.PNG Michael aiming his Winchester Model 70.
File:TDH-Rifle3.PNG Michael looking at his Winchester Model 70 with the bolt open.
File:TDH-Rifle4.PNG Michael right after shooting a deer with his Model 70.
File:TDH-Rifle5.PNG A rifle is seen leaning against a counter in Michael's house.
File:TDH-Rifle6.PNG Another shot of the same rifle.
File:TDH-Rifle7.PNG Nick with his Model 70 when him and Michael go hunting.
File:DeNiro's rifle 5.PNG A close up of Michael's Model 70 late in the movie.
M16A1
M16A1 rifles are carries by Nick (Christopher Walken ) and Steven (John Savage ) while serving in Vietnam. Michael (Robert De Niro ) notabley uses one to shoot a Vietnamese soldier after hitting him with a flamethrower.
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File:M16rifle3.PNG A man in the background at the nightclub when Michael tracks down Nick appears to have an M16A1.
Norinco Type 56
Norinco Type 56 rifles are used by the Vietcong. Michael (Robert De Niro ) takes one from them during the Russian Roulette scene and uses it to dispatch them all.
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File:TDH-AK47rifle1.PNG A VietCong with an Norinco Type 56.
File:TDH-AK47rifle3.PNG A man held by AK-47 wielding VietCong moments before his death.
File:TDH-AK47rifle4.PNG Stevie held by the VietCong with an AK-47 and a Norinco Type 56 as they persuade him to put a revolver to his head.
File:AK-47rifle5.PNG A VietCong right before he shoots at the prisoners with his Norinco Type 56.
AK-47
We also see VietCong with older style Type III AK-47s .
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File:TDH-AK47rifle2.PNG A VietCong forcing a man to hold a revolver to his head using his AK-47.
File:AK-47rifle6.PNG Close up of the reciever on one of the AK-47's.
M60
The chopper that manages to save Nick (Christopher Walken ) has two M60 machine guns mounted on it.
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File:TDH-M60-1.PNG A soldier firing the M60 on the chopper.
File:TDH-M60-2.PNG An M60 on a jeep when Michael leaves Stevie in the care of some soldiers.
M2 Flamethrower
Michael (Robert De Niro ) uses an M2 Flamethrower to torch a Vietnamese soldier.
M2 Flamethrower.
File:TDH-flamethrower.PNG Michael using the flamethrower to dispatch a VietCong.
Chinese Type II
A VietCong soldier uses a Chinese Type II grenade to blow up a hole full of people before Michael kills him.
File:TDH-grenade.PNG The VietCong holding the Type II grenade moments before throwing it in the hole.